The Absent Curriculum in Finnish History Textbooks: The Case of Colonialism
This article examines the gaps in relation to the Sámi people and the colonization of Sápmi (Sámi homeland) in Finnish history textbooks. In the Finnish school system, there is very little knowledge about the Sámi and the colonization of Sápmi. The article uses the concept of the absent curriculum i...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2024
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://research.abo.fi/en/publications/7c06cb3c-69a4-489d-a888-1f84c95b1600 https://pedagogikkogkritikk.no/index.php/ntpk/article/view/5843/9739 |
id |
ftaboakademicris:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/7c06cb3c-69a4-489d-a888-1f84c95b1600 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftaboakademicris:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/7c06cb3c-69a4-489d-a888-1f84c95b1600 2024-04-21T08:11:01+00:00 The Absent Curriculum in Finnish History Textbooks: The Case of Colonialism Kohvakka, Tanja 2024-03-18 https://research.abo.fi/en/publications/7c06cb3c-69a4-489d-a888-1f84c95b1600 https://pedagogikkogkritikk.no/index.php/ntpk/article/view/5843/9739 eng eng https://research.abo.fi/en/publications/7c06cb3c-69a4-489d-a888-1f84c95b1600 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Kohvakka , T 2024 , ' The Absent Curriculum in Finnish History Textbooks: The Case of Colonialism ' , Nordisk Tidsskrift for Pedagogikk Og Kritikk , vol. 10 , no. 3 , pp. 47-61 . < https://pedagogikkogkritikk.no/index.php/ntpk/article/view/5843/9739 > absent curriculum colonialism history textbooks Sámi article 2024 ftaboakademicris 2024-03-26T17:54:52Z This article examines the gaps in relation to the Sámi people and the colonization of Sápmi (Sámi homeland) in Finnish history textbooks. In the Finnish school system, there is very little knowledge about the Sámi and the colonization of Sápmi. The article uses the concept of the absent curriculum in order to highlight the gaps in history textbooks. The absent curriculum refers to topics and themes that could have, but have not, been included in the curriculum. Using discourse analysis, the article analyses two different time periods described in textbooks: the 19th and 20th centuries as well as prehistory. The results show that colonialist interventions in Sápmi are not conceptually tied to colonialism in the textbooks, even though some textbooks include descriptions of Finnish assimilationist acts in Sápmi. As regards to prehistory, the textbooks vary in their descriptions of the Sámi: some textbooks clearly define them as a distinct indigenous people, whereas others do not mention them at all. Finally, this article proposes some improvements that could enhance the inclusion of Sámi and colonization of Sápmi in history textbooks. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sámi Åbo Akademi University Research Portal |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Åbo Akademi University Research Portal |
op_collection_id |
ftaboakademicris |
language |
English |
topic |
absent curriculum colonialism history textbooks Sámi |
spellingShingle |
absent curriculum colonialism history textbooks Sámi Kohvakka, Tanja The Absent Curriculum in Finnish History Textbooks: The Case of Colonialism |
topic_facet |
absent curriculum colonialism history textbooks Sámi |
description |
This article examines the gaps in relation to the Sámi people and the colonization of Sápmi (Sámi homeland) in Finnish history textbooks. In the Finnish school system, there is very little knowledge about the Sámi and the colonization of Sápmi. The article uses the concept of the absent curriculum in order to highlight the gaps in history textbooks. The absent curriculum refers to topics and themes that could have, but have not, been included in the curriculum. Using discourse analysis, the article analyses two different time periods described in textbooks: the 19th and 20th centuries as well as prehistory. The results show that colonialist interventions in Sápmi are not conceptually tied to colonialism in the textbooks, even though some textbooks include descriptions of Finnish assimilationist acts in Sápmi. As regards to prehistory, the textbooks vary in their descriptions of the Sámi: some textbooks clearly define them as a distinct indigenous people, whereas others do not mention them at all. Finally, this article proposes some improvements that could enhance the inclusion of Sámi and colonization of Sápmi in history textbooks. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Kohvakka, Tanja |
author_facet |
Kohvakka, Tanja |
author_sort |
Kohvakka, Tanja |
title |
The Absent Curriculum in Finnish History Textbooks: The Case of Colonialism |
title_short |
The Absent Curriculum in Finnish History Textbooks: The Case of Colonialism |
title_full |
The Absent Curriculum in Finnish History Textbooks: The Case of Colonialism |
title_fullStr |
The Absent Curriculum in Finnish History Textbooks: The Case of Colonialism |
title_full_unstemmed |
The Absent Curriculum in Finnish History Textbooks: The Case of Colonialism |
title_sort |
absent curriculum in finnish history textbooks: the case of colonialism |
publishDate |
2024 |
url |
https://research.abo.fi/en/publications/7c06cb3c-69a4-489d-a888-1f84c95b1600 https://pedagogikkogkritikk.no/index.php/ntpk/article/view/5843/9739 |
genre |
Sámi |
genre_facet |
Sámi |
op_source |
Kohvakka , T 2024 , ' The Absent Curriculum in Finnish History Textbooks: The Case of Colonialism ' , Nordisk Tidsskrift for Pedagogikk Og Kritikk , vol. 10 , no. 3 , pp. 47-61 . < https://pedagogikkogkritikk.no/index.php/ntpk/article/view/5843/9739 > |
op_relation |
https://research.abo.fi/en/publications/7c06cb3c-69a4-489d-a888-1f84c95b1600 |
op_rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
_version_ |
1796952653044908032 |